USN-1911-2: Ghostscript vulnerability
31 July 2013
Ghostscript could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- ghostscript - PostScript and PDF interpreter
Details
USN-1911-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Little CMS. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ghostscript.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Little CMS did not properly verify certain memory
allocations. If a user or automated system using Little CMS were tricked
into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause Little CMS
to crash.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 13.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-1911-1: lcms2, liblcms2-2